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A18 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 FROM PAGE A1 SCHOOL: continued from Page A1 into one location.” He said the district would likely have to pur- chase modular classrooms before the next school year to accommodate the growth. He said the district is already looking into what to buy and where to place them. “I think the biggest chal- lenge our community faces with regard to the school district is how to handle this continued growth,” he said. “The long-term ques- tion is how do we address that growing student enroll- ment with the challenges of limited capacity at each one of our schools.” Smith said, despite the added challenges of relo- cating district staff to make room for students, he is excited for the upcoming school year. He said stu- dents may see some chang- es this year. Elementary school stu- dents will have enhanced technology opportunities, he said, with grades three through ¿ ve having one-to- one access to devices in the classroom. Opportunities for high school students are ex- panding as well. Smith said more dual credit, enhanced placement and online learn- ing opportunities will be available this year. He said an additional art teacher has been hired to offer a digital arts program for students wishing to study ¿ lm mak- ing and video editing. The Columbia Basin Student Homebuilder Program will be back again this year, he said, and students have al- ready broken ground on the second house. Maiocco said the district is also trying to proactive- ly partner with parents this year to stress the impor- tance of student attendance. “Every day matters,” he said. “If a student is not on track in September in ¿ rst grade, they are likely not on track to be at grade level in reading at grade three,” he said. “They’re more likely to become a chronic absen- tee than to be on track for reading in grade three.” STAFF PHOTO BY GARY L. WEST 7KHQHZ+HUPLVWRQ6FKRRO'LVWULFWRIÀFHRQ7XHVGD\$XJ7KHRIÀFHLVLQXVHQRZEXW FRQVWUXFWLRQDQGVHWXSRQWKHEXLOGLQJLVQ·WSHUFHQWFRPSOHWH STAFF PHOTO BY SEAN HART .DHGHQ&UDJXQOHIWPHHWVKLVQHZNLQGHUJDUWHQWHDFKHU%DUE /HTXHDWDQRSHQKRXVH0RQGD\DW:HVW3DUN(OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRROLQ+HUPLVWRQ LEAVE: continued from Page A1 fore the 2014-15 school year. Prior to working in Hermiston, McElligott worked for the Morrow County School District and coached softball and basketball at Irrigon High School. While head coach of the Knights, McElligott won state titles in both sports. He was also a math teacher. Morrow County Sheriff Ken Matlack said his of¿ ce investigated allegations of a sex crime at the high school involving McElligott while he was working there. “We looked at some re- ported allegations,” he said. “There was no evidence of a criminal act or witnesses that could provide any in- formation that there was a criminal act involving Mr. McElligott, and that was closed out as ‘no action can be taken.’” Hermiston police chief Jason Edmiston said the department also investi- gated allegations involving McElligott in February and determined the allegations were not sustained. He said the Department of Human Services provided the in- formation about an incident alleged to have occurred in Hermiston. No criminal charges were ¿ led, he said, and McElligott is not cur- rently under investigation by Hermiston police. Keller said the Teach- er Standards and Practices Commission is required by law to investigate ev- ery complaint received, and anyone can ¿ le a com- plaint. The investigations take anywhere from a few months to more than a year, depending on the case, she said. When the investiga- tion is complete, she said the executive director can recommend that the com- plaint be dismissed or that disciplinary action be taken against the licensee. Dis- ciplinary action includes public reprimand, license suspension and license re- vocation, which are listed STAFF PHOTO BY SEAN HART +HUPLVWRQ6FKRRO'LVWULFW'HSXW\6XSHULQWHQGHQW:DGH6PLWKOHIWOHDGVDWRXURIWKHQHZGLVWULFWRIÀFH6:WK6WGXULQJ WKHÀUVWVFKRROERDUGPHHWLQJWKHUH0RQGD\ on the Educator Sanction List on the commission website, she said. If any of the disciplinary actions are pursued, Keller said the educator has the right to appeal the decision to the 2f¿ ce of $dmin- istrative Hearings, which can take several months. $fter the hearing, she said, the recommendation of the administrative law judge is presented to the commis- sion for the ¿ nal determi- nation. Prior to being hired at Hermiston, McElligott was credited with turning around the Irrigon Knights boys basketball program during his ¿ ve years there. Irrigon went just 2-21 in McElligott’s ¿ rst year, 200-10, won ¿ ve games in year two and 15 in year three before breaking through with a 28-1 re- cord in 2012-13. The only loss came to Oakland in the state title game. $ year later, Irrigon went 26-2 and won the state title, beating Oakland. Rachel Dagley coach, McElligott has a re- cord of 82-69 with the one state title. — Sports reporter Sam Barbee contributed to this report. *AFTER $289 ROGERS DISCOUNT AND $500 REBATE PROVIDED BY TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. 3YR/12,000 MILE YEAR LEASE. PLUS TTD. ON APPROVED CREDIT. STK# 15T447. Business Health Farm Life Rachel Dagley 541/276-2302 • 800/225-2521 McElligott compiled an overall record of 76-52 in ¿ ve seasons at Irrigon and went 6-17 in his only season at Hermiston. 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